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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2022, 14:23
Replies: 193
Views: 119,315
Posted By DingerX

"didn't react to commands" is a rather loose...

"didn't react to commands" is a rather loose translation. I heard: "Problème de commande.... L'avion s'est auto-fait n'importe-quoi."
So, control problem. The plane went and did by itself...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2022, 20:42
Replies: 604
Views: 1,072,635
Posted By DingerX

Of course, that invites its own study. Take the...

Of course, that invites its own study. Take the last 10-20 incidents discussed on PPRUNE for which a final report is available. How do the publicly available ADS-B data match the DFDR readout and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jul 2021, 12:02
Replies: 337
Views: 264,553
Posted By DingerX

I regret weighing in earlier in what has become...

I regret weighing in earlier in what has become another classic episode of PPrune vs. US radio discipline. The striking part of the recording for me was, when, after missing the first two calls, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2021, 20:46
Replies: 337
Views: 264,553
Posted By DingerX

The stepping on transmissions was rather weird....

The stepping on transmissions was rather weird. While the emergency aircraft was still transmitting, she was issuing instructions reacting to their transmissions. Is this the impact of managing...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2021, 03:10
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,408
Posted By DingerX

I believe you're looking for pp. 75-76....

I believe you're looking for pp. 75-76. Presumably, after a round of scanning for threats, the mobile SAM scooted about 100m at 4:54 AM, and went into Standby mode. They changed their direction, but...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2020, 20:12
Replies: 179
Views: 280,809
Posted By DingerX

Certainly, the incident report can't recommend...

Certainly, the incident report can't recommend punitive action. But this is the first time I've seen a report recommend a psychological evaluation of the captain involved.
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Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2020, 07:19
Replies: 90
Views: 24,873
Posted By DingerX

First, the evidence being touted as proving that...

First, the evidence being touted as proving that transmission on an airplane is rare is extremely weak. There are easy and convincing studies that can be done, but they would require the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2020, 13:43
Replies: 268
Views: 145,236
Posted By DingerX

I'm tired of this slander. The problem concerns...

I'm tired of this slander. The problem concerns what it means to be in a place. If something's place is, as the Philosopher says, the innermost surface of the containing object ("Where is Bob? In the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2020, 20:58
Replies: 129
Views: 49,427
Posted By DingerX

This thread started with an amount of Former...

This thread started with an amount of Former Chief Spirit citing a Business School study claiming that flying was relatively safe, even with the middle seat occupied. Of course, everyone was wearing...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2020, 19:43
Replies: 129
Views: 49,427
Posted By DingerX

The article cited by the former Chief Spirit...

The article cited by the former Chief Spirit should be read. It makes a ton of assumptions, including:
1. Transmission occurs primarily in the same row, and only people sitting in front or behind....
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2020, 22:16
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,082,653
Posted By DingerX

They would not be the first to get so involved...

They would not be the first to get so involved with the landing that they screwed the pooch. See Capt. Asoh's noble defense. If they had a double podstrike plus maybe a tailstrike, why didn't they...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2020, 14:52
Replies: 101
Views: 37,370
Posted By DingerX

We'll see how KLM does. Good for them. A few...

We'll see how KLM does. Good for them.
A few points: in addition to the facts that mortality is much lower when the health care system is not overwhelmed, and when experience reveals the most...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2020, 21:34
Replies: 60
Views: 46,621
Posted By DingerX

The Skytanic is on its way out. Someone could do...

The Skytanic is on its way out. Someone could do research on what was said here during it's development. I remember more than a few voices pointing out it was a case of confusing a desire to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2019, 06:40
Replies: 115
Views: 111,030
Posted By DingerX

The people who signed the SWA contract promising...

The people who signed the SWA contract promising a big, new engine and agreeing to a penalty if cockpit retraining were necessary did this.
The people who made it beyond debate that they penalty not...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2019, 05:58
Replies: 27
Views: 11,542
Posted By DingerX

On loss of cabin pressure, it automatically kicks...

On loss of cabin pressure, it automatically kicks and requires being overridden. It also does so if it thinks the pilot is acting all VFR-in-IMC. Just hope that the guy who emergency autolanded ahead...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2019, 05:51
Replies: 96
Views: 113,712
Posted By DingerX

787s have humidifiers for flight deck and crew...

787s have humidifiers for flight deck and crew rest air. Something like that is being done on the A350 and 777X as well, with humidification of first and business as on option. For the most part, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2019, 21:12
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,611
Posted By DingerX

The Times article is damning. Reading between the...

The Times article is damning. Reading between the lines, the FAA has no idea how many MCAS-class problems made it through certification. Meanwhile, the rudder cable issue, and many like it, got...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jun 2019, 20:36
Replies: 482
Views: 1,022,935
Posted By DingerX

Don't fly into a cell when everyone else is...

Don't fly into a cell when everyone else is taking vectors around it. Don't perform an emergency landing and tell the aerodrome and cabin crew that it's nothing to worry about. Don't jerk the stick...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2019, 10:08
Replies: 482
Views: 1,022,935
Posted By DingerX

Not many came out after 55 seconds; those that...

Not many came out after 55 seconds; those that did may have been cabin crew. In any case, the statement about 55 seconds can show that, in fact, the "industry norm" of 90 seconds (with half the doors...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2019, 19:29
Replies: 920
Views: 2,319,334
Posted By DingerX

That situation is colloquially known as "over...

That situation is colloquially known as "over easy".

Through the noise: the relevance of the free fall calculation would have been to get a back of the envelope estimation of what an in-flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2019, 07:22
Replies: 49
Views: 29,847
Posted By DingerX

The way it works is that the airport uses an...

The way it works is that the airport uses an event like this to raise its rates, then next year cuts the snow removal capability/deicing fluid, etc. as a cost cutting measure. Repeat as necessary....
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2019, 19:01
Replies: 76
Views: 72,627
Posted By DingerX

In terms of aircraft sales, the 777-300ER was the...

In terms of aircraft sales, the 777-300ER was the big hit. Just about every major player operates some form of the triple. LH doesn't, but LX and OS do. Of course, Southwest doesn't. It's kinda like...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2019, 15:45
Replies: 16
Views: 16,111
Posted By DingerX

They also saved a few pennies on catering. It was...

They also saved a few pennies on catering. It was a bad idea; pitched as a "loco-ish" airline, Joon's longhaul part may have taken some of the holiday routes, but their European service did...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2018, 11:50
Replies: 414
Views: 290,534
Posted By DingerX

Well, on the A320, you can only hear the Cavalry...

Well, on the A320, you can only hear the Cavalry Charge in rows 1-3, and even then, it goes against popular expectations. Those that hear the Cavalry Charge on final usually have it followed by a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2018, 21:12
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

I'm not afraid to say there's plenty of blame to...

I'm not afraid to say there's plenty of blame to go around here. And I'm not afraid to say that the 737 MAX has never generated enthusiasm anywhere but the C-suites. And I'm sure that Lion Air wants...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2018, 09:57
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

FCEng84: the MCAS descriptions I've seen state...

FCEng84: the MCAS descriptions I've seen state that 2.5 degrees is the maximum incremental change that will be commanded, with a 0.27 deg/sec movement. After each such increment, if the high-AoA...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2018, 16:46
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/145x206/previousflight_51e29eb75d5b9907e63b4f0c646f9d874cabf5b5.jpg
Or, for the previous flight, the red lines mark where the cutout comes in. In...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2018, 14:35
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

Yes, on that previous flight, you can see the...

Yes, on that previous flight, you can see the fight between manual electric and automatic trim inputs. In one 50-second stretch, the aircraft goes from 4400 to 5600 feet, back down to 4400, and up to...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2018, 20:44
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

Look, there's a lot we don't know. Here's what I...

Look, there's a lot we don't know. Here's what I have good probabilities for:
1. The CVR will be recovered in due time. Yes, there's a lot of noise at the moment, but it'll happen. They may even...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2018, 14:19
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,651
Posted By DingerX

That "journalistic" website that doesn't like to...

That "journalistic" website that doesn't like to cite sources claims to have posted the bulletin in question:


In short, bad AOA data is sufficient to cause the reports of UAS and STS acting...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2018, 20:39
Replies: 46
Views: 18,007
Posted By DingerX

The situation may not have changed in twenty...

The situation may not have changed in twenty years, but at least the reported incidents are fairly clear: usually LoCos, not because they're dirt cheap, but because they specialize in holiday...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2018, 19:38
Replies: 61
Views: 18,892
Posted By DingerX

I don't see the problem. The ATCO asked for fuel...

I don't see the problem. The ATCO asked for fuel remaining, and thought he heard "54 hundred", which clearly could not be the case, and was missing the denominator. So the question was "How many...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2018, 16:27
Replies: 73
Views: 63,590
Posted By DingerX

The messages did show that the captain had issues...

The messages did show that the captain had issues getting enough sleep in the recent past, that he improvised poorly, that he "does not like to be in IMC", and tended to bank hard and lose a lot of...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jun 2018, 21:33
Replies: 73
Views: 63,590
Posted By DingerX

FO had something like 300 hours on her...

FO had something like 300 hours on her application, and had picked up another 330 hours on the job.
The key here is figure 5:...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2018, 22:00
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,296
Posted By DingerX

Look, I think it's fair to say that there are...

Look, I think it's fair to say that there are very few people who would be opposed to cockpit video being provided to accident investigations that do not apportion blame and cannot be cited in a...
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